Door-hanger.



L. J. da W. B. KNISELEY.

DOOR HANGER. APPLlcATmN FILED JULY 7. 1914.

@Ni @E T LEANDER J. KNISELEY AND WILLIAM B. KNISELEY, OFy BURNSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.

DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1918.

Application filed July 7, 1914. vSerial No. 849,585.

To all whom may concern Be it known that we, LEANDER J. KNIsE- LEY and WILLIAM B. Kivisnnnr, citizens of the United States, residing at Burnsville, in the county or Braxton, State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in sliding car doors.

One object is to provide a sliding car door and hanger of such construction and arrangement that the door is less liable to be forced out ot alinement than doors heretofore, especially under the strain of a load within the car.

A still further object is to provide a sliding car door mounting which will be protected against injury and permit the Jfree working of the parts.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation ot a portion of a,

side ot a car and my improved door.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical detail sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the intermediate portion of the door and car side being broken away.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents a portion of the side of a car which is providedv with the usual doorway opening. Disposed vertically adjacent one edge ot' the door is a batteri 11 which acts as a stop to limit the door in its closing movement. Secured at a proper distance from the opposite side of the doorway is a similar batten 12 for limiting the opening movement of the door. Disposed respectively above and below the doorway and having its ends passing through the ends of the battens and secured to the wall of the car are the rails 13 and 14, these rails being supported intermediate their ends by the brackets 15 secured to the wall or'1 the car. A door 16 is disposed to move across the doorway, this door being provided with the hangers 17 in the upper edge provided with grooved rollers 18 en gaging on the upper track. Secured to the lower edge or' the door, are the strap hangers 19 which carry grooved rollers 20 engaging with the lower track. These lower hangers extend around below the lower rail so as to prevent the rollers from leaving the lower track. Secured at its opposite ends to the lower ends of the battens or stops is a guard rail 21 disposed outwardly of the lower rail for the purpose of protecting the lower rail from damage by contact with the other objects. It will be noted that the lower edge of the door is provided with recesses 22 in which the rollers of the lower hangers are seated thus obviating the necessity of placing the lower track too far below the doorway, the track being arranged approximately even with the sill ot' the doorway or a few inches therebelow. The door is provided with a suitable handle 23 by means of which the same may be moved back and forth along the tracks. The door is also provided with a suitable lock 24.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen that by reason or' the fact that the door is supported on rollers both at the top and bottom insures that the same will be held in proper position in iront of the doorway, and by reason of the fact that the lower hangers embrace the lower track, the lower edge of the door cannot move outwardly out of engagement therewith. Attention is particularly called to the middle supports for the tracks which prevent any sagging` thereof so that the door will at all times move smoothly and evenly into open and closed position. The guard rail protects the lower track and lower hanger oi' the doorl so that injury to the lower track is prevented.

VVhat is claimed is In a car door construction, the combination of a door body having recesses formed upwardly from its lower edge between the iront and rear sides of the body, rollers mounted in said recesses, said rollers being carried upon journals which project through the door body, a rail supporting said rollers, U-shaped brackets having arms embracing the outer sides of the Wall of said recesses In testimony whereof We affix our signa-Y and bridging over the latter and also said tures 1n the pfesence of two Witnesses.

rail, said roller journals also passing LEANDER J. INISELEY. through said arms and being fastened l IWILLIAM B. KNISELEY. therein, and connecting bolts passing en- Witnesses:

tirely through the arms of the brackets and JOHN I. BENDER,

the door body. CARL B. CHRSMAN.

opies ci this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of atents.

Washington, E. C. 

